Evanscape Enrico Pieranunzi & Bebo Ferra

• 1 Dreams and the Morning 05:17
• 2 Song for Helen 04:37
• 3 Passing Shadows 05:03
• 4 Incanto 04:16
• 5 Il giardino di Anne 04:24
• 6 Very Early 05:26
• 7 Twoliness 04:13
• 8 Siren's Lounge 06:36
• 9 Once Upon a Summertime 03:20
• 10 Calling Enrico 03:50
• 11 Evanscape 03:56
• Total Runtime 50:58

Info for Evanscape

Truly entering the universe of Bill Evans doesn't just mean having great technique; it means, above all, possessing a unique sensitivity, capable of sustaining a harmonic language of rare emotional intensity with chords that don't simply sound good, with pauses that transform silence into a living part of the musical discourse, and melodic lines that seem to arise simultaneously from Chopin and Bebop. Few musicians manage to approach this world without being overwhelmed by it or, worse still, without retreating into sterile imitation.

Enrico Pieranunzi, on the other hand, has always had that inner disposition. His connection with Evans is neither episodic nor superficial: he dedicated a book to him, then a record with wind instruments, "Evans Remembered" in 2001, and above all a long process of silent absorption. With "Evanscape," recorded in Meudon in May 2025 and released by Bonsai Music on April 24, 2026, this relationship reaches a new stage of maturation, leading to a reduction of that language to its essence, rewriting it for new listening perspectives, and offering it perspectives beyond its own.

The choice to work as a duo with Bebo Ferra proves pivotal. Ferra, a Sardinian guitarist, is one of those musicians who can traverse different worlds without losing their own voice. His sound echoes Jim Hall and Bill Frisell, but his phrasing remains essential, introverted, and more oriented toward subtraction than accumulation.

Enrico Pieranunzi, piano
Bebo Ferra, guitar

Enrico Pieranunzi
was born in Rome in 1949 and has for many years been among the most significant and well-known protagonists of the international jazz scene. A pianist, composer, and arranger, he has recorded more than 70 albums under his own name, ranging from piano solo to trio, from duo to quintet. He has collaborated, either live or in the studio, with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Chris Potter, Marc Johnson, and Joey Baron. Pieranunzi has been named Artist of the Year three times by the Musica Jazz magazine critics’ poll (in 1989, 2003, 2008). He also won the French Django d’Or prize as “Best European Musician” in 1997 and the German Echo Jazz Award in 2014 as “Best International Keyboard Artist”. Pieranunzi has performed his music all over the world in the most prestigious international festivals, from Montréal to Copenhagen and Buenos Aires, from Berlin and Madrid to Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Beijing. For the past ten years, he has been playing more and more in the USA, and has taken part in the San Francisco and Spoleto (Charleston, South Carolina) festivals. He has also been regularly featured in the most important New York clubs, especially the Village Vanguard, where in July 2010 he recorded the album Live at the Village Vanguard with Marc Johnson and Paul Motian. This is the first album ever recorded by an Italian musician (and one of the very few by European musicians) in the legendary diamond shaped 7th Avenue venue. A second Live at the Village Vanguard, recorded in 2015 with Donny McCaslin, Scott Colley and Clarence Penn, will be released at the end of 2016. Enrico Pieranunzi has composed over 300 pieces, many of which have become standards performed and recorded by musicians all over the world (Night Bird, Don’t Forget the Poet, Fellini’s Waltz).

“Pieranunzi can swing – crisply and surely. But in those tempos, he remains his lyrical self. His music sings” (Nat Hentoff, 1990)

“Enrico Pieranunzi breathes new life into contemporary jazz” (Ray Spencer, Jazz Journal International, 1992)

“Remember the name, me, get lost in the music” (Josef Woodard, Jazz Times, 2000)

Bebo Ferra
is an artist originally from Sardinia who has made Milan his home. For years he has established himself as one of the most important Italian jazz guitarists, and his long tenure with Paolo Fresu's Devil Quartet has also brought him to the attention of an international audience.

Bebo Ferra is an artist who hails from Sardinia and has made Milan his home. He has played, recorded, and collaborated with many other leading figures in Italian and international jazz, including Alex Foster, John Clark, Enrico Rava, Enrico Pieranunzi, Steve Grossmann, Maria Pia de Vito, Jim Black, Billy Cobham, Peter Bernstein, Joe Lovano, Dedè Ceccarelli, Rita Marcotulli, Franco Ambrosetti, Franco D'Andrea, Mark Nightingale, George Robert, Emmanuel Bex, Carol Welsman, Danilo Rea, Eddie Martinez, Gianluigi Trovesi, Antonello Salis, Roberto Gatto, Flavio Boltro, Paul McCandless, Jaribu Shaid, Paolo Damiani, Pietro Tonolo, John Stowell, and others.

He has recorded approximately one hundred albums, about twenty of them as a leader or co-leader. Throughout his long career, he has performed in many countries across Europe and around the world. In addition to his concert activities in the jazz field, he has also composed film scores, for which he has received numerous awards. He has also been nominated as an acoustic and electric guitarist and has won awards for his recordings.

In 1997, as a soloist with the Orchestra della Scala in Milan, he recorded the incidental music for the ballet "Games," written and conducted by Maestro Carlo Boccadoro. He has collaborated with many leading figures in Italian theater on multimedia projects and recordings, as well as with several pop musicians, including Ornella Vanoni, Sergio Cammariere, and Antonella Ruggero.

He performs in various ensembles, from solo to duo performances with Andrea Dulbecco (vibraphone and marimba), Rita Marcotulli (piano), Paolo Fresu (trumpet), and Raffaele Casarano (saxophone). He is the leader of the quartet with Fulvio Sigurtà (trumpet), Salvatore Maiore (double bass) and Alessandro Paternesi (drums), with whom he released the album "Metaphysics of the Monkeys" at the end of 2021, and of the trio with Gianluca Di Ienno (piano and organ) and Nicola Angelucci (drums), with whom he has now released the album "Lights" after the album "Voltage" from 2016.

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